On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Milos Rancic millosh@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 12:55 AM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
2008/5/2 Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com:
I propose that we promote Cary Bass to "Wikimedia US Affiliates Coordinator", as an adjunct position to "Volunteer Coordinator" of the WMF.
That's not a promotion, it's just more work!
Hm. It may sound like a selfish ask toward another selfish ask: Please, leave people which job is to take care about all of us to take care about all of us. If you need a person to be a coordinator for Wikimedia US, please, ask Sue or the Board to find another person for that.
Cary Bass is effectively already serving in this capacity. When we held "Wikipedia Takes Manhattan", I went to him for approval and advice, because well, there is noone else in the WMF who has this job.
Being "Wikimedia US Affiliates Coordinator" would just formalize this position, and this formalization should not require too much extra energies to be expended in the near term, when the US Affiliates are currently in an embryonic stage of development. In 1-2 years time, I would fully expect the situation to be reassessed, and the position possibly fall to another staff member or qualified volunteer who could devote more time to it.
If Sue or the Board know of another person for this role, that would be fine, but Cary would certainly seem the most obviously qualified candidate.
Thanks, Pharos